What is CVE-2022-27582?

CVE-2022-27582 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sick Sim1000 Fx, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-27582?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sick Sim1000 Fx

CVE-2022-27582

Password recovery vulnerability in SICK SIM4000 (PPC) Partnumber 1078787 allows an unprivileged remote attacker to gain access to the userlevel defined as RecoverableUserLevel by invocating the password recovery mechanism method. This leads to an increase in their privileges on the system and thereby affecting the confidentiality integrity and availability of the system. An attacker can expect repeatable success by exploiting the vulnerability. The firmware versions <=1.10.1 allow to optionally disable device configuration over the network interfaces. Please make sure that you apply general security practices when operating the SIM4000. A fix is planned but not yet scheduled.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

psirt@sick.de (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27582?: CVE-2022-27582 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sick Sim1000 Fx, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-27582?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.